Example sentences of "be [verb] [verb] [conj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the final version , however , the wording had been amended to state that foreign banking markets were required to provide equivalent , but not necessarily identical , access facilities to EC banks if they wanted to trade within the EC ; it was also agreed that any foreign banks which were already trading legally within the EC would not need to reapply for authorization . |
| 2 | They are intended to ensure that increased levels of interaction amongst Network members do not result in friction or embarrassment amongst Network members or the extensive use of other Network members ' resources on an unprofitable basis . |
| 3 | Erm authorities are expected to show that environmental concerns have been comprehensively and consistently taken into adv erm account in their plans . |
| 4 | He thought , not for the first time , that a system which required ministers to run their departments , fulfil their parliamentary responsibilities , and spend the weekend listening to the grievances of their constituents , might have been designed to ensure that major decisions were made by men and women tired to the point of exhaustion . |
| 5 | We are seeking to develop and Advanced Courses structure which is more flexible and responsive and which contributes to major objectives of wider access , credit transfer and articulation . |
| 6 | Initially , the main aim of this research was to demonstrate the inaccuracy of Chomsky 's characterization of the input as " random and degenerate " but , more recently , attempts have been made to show that particular features of this register actually facilitate the learner 's task . |
| 7 | ‘ It means that they 're beginning to realize that Free People are not just a bunch of dumb bomb-chuckers . ’ |
| 8 | From my recent discussions with Chris Harris in the European Liaison Unit I am lead to believe that private sector investment in qualifying projects is eligible for grant assistance from the EC , but that the grant can not be paid to a private sector company direct . |
| 9 | My right hon. Friend the Member for Old Bexley and Sidcup ( Mr. Heath ) echoed Harold Macmillan 's theme when he spoke to the House on 28 October 1971 : ’ I can not over-emphasise the importance the scale and quality of the decision whether we are going to decide that Western Europe should now move along the path to real unity our decision tonight will vitally affect the sort of world in which we British people and many generations to come will live their lives ’ . |
| 10 | ‘ I think we are going to see that slight pick-up disappear . |
| 11 | If companies are going to prosper when economic conditions improve , how should these information needs be satisfied ? |
| 12 | It is only now that men and women are beginning to realize that representative institutions are not necessarily guardians of freedom but can themselves become engines of tyranny . |
| 13 | Scientists are beginning to argue that psychological fitness could be the biggest hurdle to a Mars mission . |
| 14 | The pupae , too , are beginning to split and new adult workers and soldiers are emerging . |
| 15 | ‘ Every time we meet we are having to recognise that evil men are cutting down people from our community . ’ |
| 16 | It was claimed in 1803 that no less than 90 out of 165 canal acts obtained since 1758 had been concerned primarily with coal carriage , while a further 47 had been linked to iron or non-ferrous metal works or mines . |
| 17 | She could no doubt be taught to sew or clean things . |
| 18 | That code was to be developed to ensure that public transport met the needs of all passengers , including the disabled and that it worked efficiently in the consumers ' interest . |
| 19 | This market can be expected to grow since increased leisure time and rising disposable incomes are likely to.lead to an increased take up of leisure activities . |
| 20 | In these examples descriptions of exchange and the crossing of frontiers illustrate the move from one discursive domain to another , showing how such actions can be made to function as textual manoeuvres and figure the metaphoric strategies of the imagination . |
| 21 | Likewise arrangements should be made to ensure that supplementary information will be available where required . |
| 22 | Either attempts can be made to ensure that corporate managers behave as profit-maximizers by making them responsive once again to the market ; or , alternatively , new life can be breathed into the legal model of the company so that managers are once again forced to act in the interests of the shareholders . |
| 23 | Scientists from Lancaster Moor Hospital and Lancaster University , who discovered the link , are calling for more studies to be done to see if other childhood cancers have increased in the 4,000-5,000 children born between 1950 and 1990 to mothers in the target group . |
| 24 | Work therefore needs to be done to ensure that administrative records are retained sensibly , since it would be impossible to preserve every piece of information for ever . |
| 25 | In these circumstances the creditor should be seeking to ensure that unfair advantage is not taken of the surety . |
| 26 | As D. S. Landes has pointed out , whereas the public clock could be used to open and close markets , to signal the start and end of work and to move people around , it signalled only moments rather than the continual passage of time . |
| 27 | This , and other feedback gathered throughout the pilot , will be used to guide and future development of general SVQs and Skillstart . |
| 28 | Social ties might be beginning to weaken but ancient attitudes and expectations could still — just — be relied upon . |
| 29 | I 'm beginning to feel that direct action is the only way forward like Earth First , who in Canada lie down in front of loggers and generally sabotage development . |
| 30 | A global moratorium on drift-net fishing on the high seas , including the North Pacific , from mid 1992 , unless scientific evidence can be provided to demonstrate that drift-net use does not pose an unacceptable hazard to marine living resources . |